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Trivia: Musical Terms
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1. A direction to play expressively.
Glee
Madrigal
Counterpoint
Espressivo
2. Short movement or interlude connecting the main parts of the composition.
Intermezzo
Legato
Concerto
Gregorian Chant
3. To repeat a previous part of a composition generally after other music has been played.
Intonation
Octet
Interval
Reprise
4. When several strings are tuned to harmonically related pitches - all strings vibrate when only one of the strings is struck.
Clef
Concert master
Resonance
Minor
5. The raising and lowering a pitch of an instrument to produce the correct tone of a note.
Octet
Legato
Tuning
Accessible
6. A style of male singing where by partial use of the vocal chords - the voice is able to reach the pitch of a female.
Grandioso
Fermata
Falsetto
Treble
7. Rapid alternation between notes that are a half tone or whole tone apart.
Contralto
Major
Intonation
Trill
8. The technique of altering the tone color of a single note or musical line by changing from one instrument to another in the middle of a note or line.
Clavier
Klangfarbenmelodie
Baroque
Modulation
9. A song or hymn celebrating Christmas.
Carol
Ostinato
Duet
Leitmotif
10. A group singing in unison.
Grazioso
Gavotte
Pastoral
Chorus
11. One of the two modes of the tonal system. Music written in major keys have a positive affirming character.
Renaissance
Monotone
Choir
Major
12. Three note chords consisting of a root - third - and fifth.
Triad
Elegy
Tonic
Homophony
13. A lighthearted piece - written in several movements - usually as background music for a social function.
Serenade
Sharp
Ligature
Vibrato
14. Originally an improvised cadence by a soloist. Later it became a written out passage to display performance skills of an instrumentalist or performer.
Intermezzo
Cadenza
Tone
Cantabile
15. The interval between two notes. Two whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.
Fourth
Chorus
Mezzo
Recitative
16. Atonal and violent style used as a means of evoking heightened emotions and states of mind.
Grave
Expressionism
Intermezzo
Scordatura
17. In sheet music - an instruction to repeat the beginning of the piece before stopping on the final chord.
Octave
Development
Da Capo
Octet
18. The interval between two notes. Three whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.
Theme
Clavier
Fifth
Tutti
19. Made up of five horizontal parallel lines and the spaces between them on which musical notation is written.
Tone
Staff
Rigaudon
Development
20. A tempo having slow movement; restful at ease.
Reprise
Triplet
Duet
Adagio
21. A complex piece of music. Usually the first movement of the piece serving as the exposition - a development - or recapitulation.
Sonata form
Ensemble
Classical
Libretto
22. Unmusical - without tone.
Deceptive cadence
Tone less
Tonality
Temperament
23. Three note chords consisting of a root - third - and fifth.
Contralto
Staccato
Triad
Progression
24. A large group of instrumentalists playing together.
Tonic
Adagio
Voice
Orchestra
25. The performance of either all instruments of an orchestra or voices in a chorus.
Whole note
Tempo
Musette
Ensemble
26. String instruments that are picked instead of bowed.
Fourth
Recapitulation
Pizzicato
Song cycle
27. A contrapuntal song written for at least three voices - usually without accompaniment.
Madrigal
Gregorian Chant
Part
Tritone
28. A mild glissando between two notes for an expressive effect.
Portamento
Trill
Classical
Relative major and minor
29. Singing or chanting in unison without strict rhythm. Collected during the Reign of Pope Gregory VIII for psalms and other other parts of the church service.
Legato
Relative pitch
Septet
Gregorian Chant
30. A glissando or portamento. Also refers to the moving part of a trombone.
Maestro
Scherzo
Triplet
Slide
31. A form of Italian opera beginning at the end of the 19th century. The setting is contemporary to the composer's own time - and the characters are modeled after every day life.
Waltz
Prelude
Verismo
Reed
32. Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played smoothly.
Grandioso
Ornaments
Legato
Chord progression
33. A piece of music written in triple time. Also an old French dance.
Neoclassical
Recitative
Staccato
Courante
34. Passage for the entire ensemble or orchestra without a soloist.
Phrase
Reed
Nonet
Tutti
35. The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played.
Dynamics
Baroque
Ostinato
Key signature
36. Primary theme or subject that is developed.
Etude
Virtuoso
Canon
Motif
37. A 17th century dance written in Quadruple time - always beginning on the third beat of the measure.
Tessitura
Gavotte
Opera
Tone
38. A musical form where the principal theme is repeated several times. The rondo was often used for the final movements of classical sonata form works.
Rondo
Sonata form
System
Sonata
39. A composition written for eight instruments.
Homophony
Octet
Register
Time Signature
40. A drama where the words are sung instead of spoken.
Opera
Intermezzo
Maestro
Measure
41. The first violin in an orchestra.
Gregorian Chant
Polytonality
Recitative
Concert master
42. A short and simple melody performed by a soloist that is part of a larger piece.
Scherzo
Sonata form
Song cycle
Cavatina
43. A person with notable technical skill in the performance of music.
Measure
Gavotte
Virtuoso
Octet
44. Direction to performer to play a composition in a brisk - lively - and spirited manner.
Atonal
Chant
Vivace
Duet
45. A direction to play expressively.
Espressivo
Obbligato
Consonance
Chord progression
46. Short movement or interlude connecting the main parts of the composition.
Rondo
Relative major and minor
Cadenza
Intermezzo
47. Primary theme or subject that is developed.
Natural
Forte
Chromatic scale
Motif
48. Time signature with three beats to the measure.
Progression
Triple time
Accessible
Unison
49. A portion of the range of the instrument or voice.
Register
Time Signature
Treble
Waltz
50. A symbol indicating to play loud.
Prelude
Ornaments
Forte
Piano